SECTION _ ROBERTA ROBSON holds a sign Feb. 21 on the sidewalk outside of the Skeena Mall in the first of what will be a series of silent peace vigils. Peace vigils to happen every Friday afternoon By JENNIFER LANG A HANDFUL of people opposed to a _U.S.-led attack on Iraq held a silent vigil in downtown -Terrace the after- noon of Friday, Feb. 21. Organizer Roberta Robson said a vigil will take place every Friday be- tween 4 and 6 p.m. on the sidewalk outside the Skeena Mall. .. “] was waiting for somebody else to” do something and no one-else did,” explained Robson, who decided to or- ganize' the vigil: after travelling to. Smithers to take part in a snowy peace march two weekends ago. Giant peace rallies have been tak- ing place in cities across the globe as! ‘the countdowi to 4 possible U.S. inva- sion of Iraq looms in the war against tdrtorism. : Mey i ms . 5 “I?m really heartened by the protests,” Robson said, adding she’s disappointed that world leaders appear reluctant to cross U.S, President George W. Bush. “I’m hoping it will build.” As many as one million people turned out to a peace rally i in- ‘down- ‘town London Feb,.15. ' . » “Its just ordinary people who are ‘going to get killed,” Robson said. “They're not going to. get [Iraqi leader] Saddam Hussein,” ?. She applauds Eeime Minister Jean Chretien’s moderate. approach but is disappointed he « ‘and other leaders aren’t taking-astronger slance against lhe United: Statés. “Sitice the fail of “ the communist block there really isn’t “ any opposition to the U.S.” she said. — NTT bill for city hall renovation plan By JEFF NAGEL . THE CITY is now planning to renovate city hall and the adjacent fire hall rather than building a new fire hall on Kenney St. It’s a reversal from previous plans to someday build a new $2 million fire hall at the old highways ministry maintenance yard on the northeast corner of Kenney St. and Park Ave. That would have resulted in more room for city hall functions, , City officials had even gone as far as buying the 2.4- acre former maintenance yard property from the provin- cial government for $235,000 two years ago, But public works director Herb Dusdal said a rethink . of the city’s needs suggests a more cost-effective solu-- tion is to reconfigure city hall. Renovations to city hall could cost around $500, ond over three to four years, he estimated. More room might also be freed up by eventually tak- ing back space in the basement now leased out to the Terrace and District Community Services Society and the volunteer bureau, council was told-at a budget ses-_ sion last week. Repairs at city hall and the fi ire department have been delayed in recent years, Dusdal said. “We've held off on doing lots of work on the building because of talk of a new fire hall,” he said.” Initial plans suggest the reconfiguration would mean a Car catches on fire A THORNHILL man tuning up his 1976 Porsche so he — could sell it instead watched it go up in flames after a fire slarted in the engine compartment. Shortly before 1 p.m. Feb. 16 firefighters responded to a reported car fire on Creek St. in Upper Thornhill. Thornhill deputy fire chief Wes Patterson said the owner had just taken the car out of winter storage the day the fire happened. . “He had boosted it to get it running and had left it un- attended running for. about 45 minutes or 80,” Patterson - said, The owner noticed the flames from | a window in his home and called the fire department right away. When erews arrived the engine compartment was completely engulfed. It took less than a minute to put out the fire _ Which cdused_ minor damage to the vehicle’s interior, -- “Patterson says.. Nobody was injured and the vehicle had no insurance. at the time of the blaze. “It was a mechanical malfunction but we don’t know — if it was ‘wiring or a fuel leak,” Patterson said. one-third expansion of the size of council chambers, which quickly fills to overflowing when there’s a sizable delegation. Taking over some of the presently leased out space could mean increased training space for volunteer fire- fighters, as well as the restoration of a recreation area for volunteers, fire chief Randy Smith says. “We want to do everything we can to keep our volun- teer department strong: and attract people to it,” Smith said. He said the renovations would include an expansion _of the present fire truck bays into the-parking lot. “We want to add-on so we have four more spaces,” Smith explained, “We've: got to be. able to accommo- ‘date a 100-foot ladder truck,”"’ That may-mean they can no longer train in the park- ing: lot, and’ may have to conduct exercises somewhere alse. Dusdal noted the city hall and fire department build- ing is structurally sound. The renovation means the city likely won't need a new fire hal! for at least 20 years, he said, adding coun- cil can do as it wishes with the land off Kenney St. -But Smith is recommending council keep the land as a logical long-term strategically positioned location Tor a _fire hall, “Having the’ land ‘there is a good thing,” ‘he said. ; “You ean’t make new land.” ORNHILL FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a car fire on Creek St. Feb. 16 after the owner took it out, of winter storage. ANDY WRIGHT PHOTO In 30 minutes, Tenaya found hope. 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